Released:
2007-11-02

Overview:
Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.

Director:
Ridley Scott

Runtime:
2h 37min

Genre:
Drama, Crime

• Cast:
• 
  Denzel Washington
  as
  Frank Lucas
• 
  Russell Crowe
  as
  Richie Roberts
• 
  Josh Brolin
  as
  Detective Trupo
• 
  Chiwetel Ejiofor
  as
  Huey Lucas
• 
  Cuba Gooding Jr.
  as
  Nicky Barnes